JavaScript Anonymous Functions

Last Updated Jul 29, 2015, 07:00:14 PM




JavaScript Anonymous Functions

An anonymous function is a function without a function name:

An anonymous function is a function that is not stored in a program file, but is associated with a variable whose data type is function_handle. Anonymous functions can accept inputs and return outputs, just as standard functions do. However, they can contain only a single executable statement


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The most common use for anonymous functions are as arguments to other functions, or as a closure.



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